Summary
It was discovered that XDG Desktop Portal incorrectly handled
trashing files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to
delete arbitrary files on the host file system via a symlink attack.
Fixed packages 2
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 24.04 LTS 24.04:LTS | xdg-desktop-portal | 1.18.4-1ubuntu2.24.04.2 |
| Ubuntu · 25.10 | xdg-desktop-portal | 1.20.3+ds-1ubuntu1.1 |
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-40354